Not here, thanks.So, if you're open to discussing it, what is the legality of honour killings? Is it legal on a region-by-region basis, like how different states have different laws in the US?
Or, and hear me out here, we can be critical of oppressive administrations as well as companies that claim to support progressive values in the West and then bend over backwards in complying with (and again, I cannot stress this enough) non-existent regulation against LGBT people. What exists in Turkey is a climate hostile against LGBT people, not laws, and adhering to that climate when doing so does not endanger your business (as seen by the likes of Netflix and Riot) seems hypocritical to those values.The online and media censorship in Turkey clearly gives them cause for concern. Your beef is with the censors and the oppressive administration not with the companies trying to do their best in dozens of different countries many of which have different regulatory regimes.
In the West, yes. In Turkey, as I keep repeating, D&D is not a recognised brand name outside niche hobby communities. I'd know, I have a hard time keeping a Sci-fi and fantasy club active with 30+ members in a university with 12.000+ students.D&D is not enough small to fly under radar any more, and more after the action-live movie.
I mean I understand your disappointment. I just think your anger is misplaced.Or, and hear me out here, we can be critical of oppressive administrations as well as companies that claim to support progressive values in the West and then bend over backwards in complying with (and again, I cannot stress this enough) non-existent regulation against LGBT people. What exists in Turkey is a climate hostile against LGBT people, not laws, and adhering to that climate when doing so does not endanger your business (as seen by the likes of Netflix and Riot) seems hypocritical to those values.
In the West, yes. In Turkey, as I keep repeating, D&D is not a recognised brand name outside niche hobby communities. I'd know, I have a hard time keeping a Sci-fi and fantasy club active with 30+ members in a university with 12.000+ students.
Except, it is for me because I live in the country where they made this risk assesment. I know examples of other companies that took a similar "risk" and did not face any major consequences. While the 18+ warning for rainbow products e-commerce clause seems scary, D&D Beyond doesn't even have a proper marketplace for Turkey, we just use the same interface as the American one, and many other countries would just continue servicing the same thing they do worldwide in this situation. Here's Riot's "colour festival" announcement in Turkish where they are able to provide pride-themed emotes and cosmetic choices for free with no 18+ requirement for LoL. WotC decided to actively make the situation worse when they didn't need to.I mean I understand your disappointment. I just think your anger is misplaced.
It’s not really for you to tell WOC what their level of risk is. WOC doesn’t just claim to support those values. It is supporting those values. You just happen to live in a different country to the one that company was founded in.
That sounds an awful lot like saying we shouldn't criticize WotC. When a corporation is all gay friendly at home but tones it down for foreign audiences, well, it's fair to call them out on that. It's great that WotC has a track record for being inclusive, but that doesn't make them above any criticism.It’s not really for you to tell WOC what their level of risk is. WOC doesn’t just claim to support those values. It is supporting those values. You just happen to live in a different country to the one that company was founded in.
Except, it is for me because I live in the country where they made this risk assesment. I know examples of other companies that took a similar "risk" and did not face any major consequences. While the 18+ warning for rainbow products e-commerce clause seems scary, D&D Beyond doesn't even have a proper marketplace for Turkey, we just use the same interface as the American one, and many other countries would just continue servicing the same thing they do worldwide in this situation. Here's Riot's "colour festival" announcement in Turkish where they are able to provide pride-themed emotes and cosmetic choices for free with no 18+ requirement for LoL. WotC decided to actively make the situation worse when they didn't need to.